Friday's stats:
Low temp: 72.1F (22.3C)
High temp: 88.5F (31.4C)
Rainfall: none
It didn't quite reach 90F/32C at my location in the upper part of town this afternoon -- but it was darn close. And the high temp was again the warmest of this season and the year so far. There was a more significant build-up of clouds over the mountains between late morning and mid-afternoon today, and that may have held our temps down slightly, but we can still call it a mostly sunny Friday.
We're experiencing the very height of the summer season recently, and if you like hot weather, this is your chance to relish it. General high pressure in the upper-levels of the atmosphere continues to dominate the weather pattern from Arabia into south Asia, and that's producing relatively warm air in the higher levels to keep things fairly stable across a wide area. There could be a minor bump in the road during the coming 24-36 hours or so, in the form of a weak upper-level disturbance drifting in from the west, however. That means we have a slightly better chance of a random thundershower or two somewhere in the vicinity between late tonight and Saturday night -- and we could actually use it at this point. Let's see.
Seasonable heat is expected to continue through much of next week, along with very low chances of significant rainfall. There are the first hints of a potential pattern shift toward the end of next week, which could increase our chance of some pre-monsoon thunderstorms.
Check the CURRENT FORECAST info on the tab above.
Low temp: 72.1F (22.3C)
High temp: 88.5F (31.4C)
Rainfall: none
It didn't quite reach 90F/32C at my location in the upper part of town this afternoon -- but it was darn close. And the high temp was again the warmest of this season and the year so far. There was a more significant build-up of clouds over the mountains between late morning and mid-afternoon today, and that may have held our temps down slightly, but we can still call it a mostly sunny Friday.
We're experiencing the very height of the summer season recently, and if you like hot weather, this is your chance to relish it. General high pressure in the upper-levels of the atmosphere continues to dominate the weather pattern from Arabia into south Asia, and that's producing relatively warm air in the higher levels to keep things fairly stable across a wide area. There could be a minor bump in the road during the coming 24-36 hours or so, in the form of a weak upper-level disturbance drifting in from the west, however. That means we have a slightly better chance of a random thundershower or two somewhere in the vicinity between late tonight and Saturday night -- and we could actually use it at this point. Let's see.
Seasonable heat is expected to continue through much of next week, along with very low chances of significant rainfall. There are the first hints of a potential pattern shift toward the end of next week, which could increase our chance of some pre-monsoon thunderstorms.
Check the CURRENT FORECAST info on the tab above.
